Enrollment Trends at Palomar

The student population at Palomar College is 17,655 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 7,010 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.88 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

5,669 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 248.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,499 where 17,655 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.88 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Palomar than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Palomar College since 2013.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24,665	13,773	10,892
2014-15	24,914 249	13,708 -65	11,206 314
2015-16	23,482 -1,432	12,712 -996	10,770 -436
2016-17	23,923 441	13,087 375	10,836 66
2017-18	23,848 -75	12,832 -255	11,016 180
2018-19	23,917 69	12,603 -229	11,314 298
2019-20	23,874 -43	12,515 -88	11,359 45
2020-21	21,141 -2,733	10,416 -2,099	10,725 -634
2021-22	17,566 -3,575	8,950 -1,466	8,616 -2,109
2022-23	17,655 89	9,384 434	8,271 -345
Average	22,499	11,998	10,501

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.66% and the percentage of black students is 2.71% at Palomar College. 6.34% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palomar College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2013-14	189	1,654	767	9,024	144	10,862	1,055
2014-15	224	1,643	773	9,586	141	10,440	1,102
2015-16	158	1,473	751	9,530	114	9,411	1,085
2016-17	183	1,458	740	10,002	120	9,261	1,121
2017-18	168	1,422	755	10,332	116	8,960	1,182
2018-19	187	1,502	742	10,687	116	8,665	1,248
2019-20	149	1,502	703	11,142	91	8,057	1,272
2020-21	144	1,398	597	9,693	77	7,380	1,277
2021-22	113	1,131	487	8,198	75	6,057	1,117
2022-23	102	1,119	478	8,531	68	5,943	1,108
Average	162	1,430	679	9,673	106	8,504	1,157

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,669 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 248.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palomar College from 2014 to 2023.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	24,914	1,625	5,998	17,291
2015-16	23,482	1,554	5,752	16,176
2016-17	23,923	2,010	5,942	15,971
2017-18	23,848	2,579	6,032	15,237
2018-19	23,917	2,879	6,201	14,837
2019-20	23,874	2,899	6,250	14,725
2020-21	21,141	18,835	272	2,034
2021-22	17,566	12,985	2,400	2,181
2022-23	17,655	5,669	5,677	6,309
Average	22,258	5,671	4,947	11,640

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